No one knows why Rahil became a militant

by Bisma Bhat & Bilal Ahmad
Posted on May 5, 2019May 5, 2019

Bisma Bhat and Bilal Ahmad piece together the last moments of Kashmiri family’s search for their missing son, whose three day sojourn as a militant has left the family grieving and clueless.

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My birth coincided with massacre at Bijbehara and siege at Dargah

by Sabeeha Shaheen
Posted on March 20, 2019March 20, 2019

The author Sabeeha Shaheen's birth coincided with the Bijbehara massacre and Dargah Siege. In this piece, she talks about her journey of growing up in the midst of a conflict, experiencing militarization closely to developing a deep interest in politics.

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Me and Militarization: The New Normal

by Dhaar Mehak
Posted on March 19, 2019

Dhaar Mehak dwells on the normalization of militarization and violence in the lives of ordinary Kashmiris over the years and a point in time where this 'normal' is questioned by young people and redefined in an era of political awakening.

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Breaking Silences: The Rape of Gujjar Women

by Freny Manecksha
Posted on February 28, 2018

The excerpt from Freny Manecksha’s book Behold I Shine breaks silence on rape of Gujjar women at the hands of Indian armed forces and how similar patterns of fear, coercion and impunity are employed to silence the victims.

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Will government let footballer Majid Khan live a normal life?

by Waseem Ahmed
Posted on December 8, 2017December 9, 2017

Waseem Ahmed explores the impact of footballer-turned-militant Majid Khan's surrender on armed establishment's surrender policy for Kashmiri militants. The inconsistency in following the surrender policy in the past and the hardships faced by the surrendered militants casts doubt about government’s intentions.

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